Toronto Star
Winter storm hits Ontario, relatively tame weather in Montreal
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- Winter storm hits Ontario, relatively tame weather in Montreal
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- 2:21
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Flights have been cancelled at Toronto's Pearson International Airport due to a major winter storm hitting Ontario. Despite the weather threat, people in downtown Montreal say the weather hasn't been too bad aside from slush and ice. But some travellers in Quebec worry their plans will be cancelled. (DEC. 23 / THE CANADIAN PRESS)
Read "Hundreds of thousands without power in Ontario, Quebec amid major winter storm" at https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2022/12/23/schools-closed-travel-headaches-expected-as-storm-takes-aim-at-ontario-quebec.html.
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- U.S. House passes spending bill with Ukraine aid
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- 1:14
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- A $1.7 trillion spending bill financing federal agencies through September and providing more aid to a devastated Ukraine cleared the House on Friday. (Dec. 23 / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Read "U.S. House passes $1.7 trillion spending bill with Ukraine aid" at https://www.thestar.com/news/world/us/2022/12/23/house-tees-up-final-vote-for-17-trillion-spending-bill.html.
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- NORAD: Arctic blast won't derail Santa's travels
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- 1:01
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- The U.S. military agency known for tracking Santa Claus's Christmas Eve travels doesn't expect COVID-19 or the "bomb cyclone" to impact his global travels. NORAD runs a Santa tracking service that allows people to follow the Christmas journey. (Dec. 23 / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Read "Santa Claus won’t be stopped by a bomb cyclone or COVID-19, say NORAD officials" at https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2022/12/23/santa-claus-wont-be-stopped-by-a-bomb-cyclone-or-covid-19-say-norad-officials.html.
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- Lula promises no deforestation but challenges loom
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- 3:12
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- When Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is sworn in as president of the second most populous country in the Western Hemisphere on Jan. 1, few challenges will be greater than fulfilling his promise to end all deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon by 2030. (Dec. 7) (AP video - Tatiana Pollastri)
Read "Brazil’s Lula promises no deforestation but challenges loom" at https://www.thestar.com/news/world/americas/2022/12/23/brazils-lula-promises-no-deforestation-but-challenges-loom.html.
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- Storm brings frigid temps, snow and floods to U.S.
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- 1:12
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Winter weather is blanketing the U.S. as a massive storm bringing frigid temps, snow and floods. (Dec. 23 / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Read "Massive winter storm brings frigid temps, snow and ice to U.S." at https://www.thestar.com/news/world/us/2022/12/23/holiday-travel-in-us-upended-as-forecasters-warn-of-bomb-cyclone.html.
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- Winter storm affects thousands of U.S. flights
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- 1:00
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Thousands of flights have been cancelled or delayed across the U.S. as frigid weather puts frigid more than 100 million people under wind chill advisories. (Dec. 23 / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Read "Massive winter storm brings frigid temps, snow and ice to U.S." at https://www.thestar.com/news/world/us/2022/12/23/holiday-travel-in-us-upended-as-forecasters-warn-of-bomb-cyclone.html.
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- Fire breaks out on Staten Island Ferry
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- 0:40
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- The U.S. Coast Guard evacuated nearly 900 passengers from a Staten Island Ferry vessel Thursday night after a fire broke out in the ship's engine room. (Dec. 23 / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Read "Staten Island Ferry engine fire prompts passenger evacuation" at https://www.thestar.com/news/world/us/2022/12/23/passengers-evacuated-after-staten-island-ferry-engine-fire.html.
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- Arizona to remove container wall from border
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- 1:04
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Arizona will take down a makeshift wall made of shipping containers at the Mexico border, settling a lawsuit and political tussle with the U.S. government over trespassing on federal lands. (Dec. 22 / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Read "Arizona to remove shipping container wall from Mexico border" at https://www.thestar.com/news/world/us/2022/12/22/arizona-to-remove-shipping-container-wall-from-mexico-border.html.
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- Messy Christmas for B.C. travellers as more storms bear down
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- 1:14
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Travellers across the country have been struggling to return to loved ones in time for Christmas. (DEC. 22 / THE CANADIAN PRESS)
Read "Messy Christmas for travellers as more storms bear down on Ontario, B.C." at https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2022/12/22/toronto-and-vancouver-airports-warn-of-operational-impacts-today-due-to-weather.html.
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- Trudeau defends transparency efforts, stops short of promising reforms to access-to-information law
- Runtime
- 1:36
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Shortly before a federal review of the Access to Information regime was tabled in Parliament, The Canadian Press asked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a year-end interview if he would commit to introducing reforms to the access law in 2023. Trudeau said he looked forward to seeing the report but he stopped short of promising changes. (DEC. 22 / THE CANADIAN PRESS)
Read "Feds opt to focus on making access-to-info law work better amid calls for reforms" at https://www.thestar.com/politics/2022/12/22/feds-opt-to-focus-on-making-access-to-info-law-work-better-amid-calls-for-reforms.html.
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- "Weed Nuns" put faith in cannabis
- Runtime
- 2:38
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- “Sisters of the Valley,” also nicknamed the Weed Nuns, are a group of feminist healers who grow, harvest and produce their own line of cannabis products. (Dec. 22) (AP video by Haven Daley)
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- Vigil held for the victims of Vaughan condo shooting
- Runtime
- 2:25
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Family, friends and community members held a vigil to honour the victims of the Toronto-area condo shooting. Over a hundred gathered outside Vaughan City Hall, some holding candles, to pay respect to the victims and offer support to their families. (DEC. 22 / THE CANADIAN PRESS)
Read "Vaughan condo shooting victims honoured with candlelight vigil Wednesday night" at https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2022/12/21/vaughan-condo-shooting-victims-will-be-honoured-during-candlelight-vigil-on-wednesday-night.html.
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- Justin Trudeau signals shift away from humanitarian aid, toward infrastructure
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- 2:30
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has signalled that Canada may shift away from providing humanitarian aid in developing countries in favour of funding climate resilient infrastructure. In a year-end interview with The Canadian Press, Trudeau says countries are more interested in projects such as renewable energy and bridges or roads that can withstand weather disasters. (DEC. 22 / THE CANADIAN PRESS)
Read "Justin Trudeau signals shift away from humanitarian aid toward financing infrastructure" at https://www.thestar.com/politics/2022/12/22/trudeau-signals-shift-away-from-humanitarian-aid-toward-financing-infrastructure.html.
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- Joe Biden details U.S. support for Ukraine
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- 1:41
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy paid a defiant wartime visit to Washington to thank U.S. leaders and "ordinary Americans" for their support in fighting off Russia's invasion and to press for continued aid in the brutal months to come. (Dec. 21 / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Read "Ukraine is ‘alive and kicking,’ emotional Volodymyr Zelenskyy says at U.S. Congress" at https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2022/12/21/ukraine-is-alive-and-kicking-emotional-zelenskyy-says-at-us-congress.html.
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- Dozens of migrants cross border, highway in Texas
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- 1:37
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- As the U.S. Supreme Court decided whether and when to lift pandemic-era restrictions that have prevented many from seeking asylum, dozens of migrants passed over the border into the United States illegally Wednesday. (Dec. 21) (AP video: Lekan Oyekanmi/Production: Carrie Antlfinger)
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- The AP Interview: Sen. Patrick Leahy ponders his legacy
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- 4:07
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- As Sen. Patrick Leahy wraps up a 48-year career representing Vermont, The longest-serving Senate Democrat tells the AP that he's leaving with a mixture of resignation and resolve, hopeful that Congress can overcome its hyperpartisanship. (Dec. 21 / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Read "The AP Interview: Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy ponders his legacy" at https://www.thestar.com/news/world/us/2022/12/21/ap-interview-retiring-vermont-sen-leahy-ponders-his-legacy.html.
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- Volodymyr Zelenskyy huddles with Joe Biden as Ukraine war rages
- Runtime
- 1:50
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Washington and met with President Joe Biden on Wednesday, thanking America for its support in fighting off Russia’s invasion and hoping for continued aid. (Dec. 21 / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Read "Pageantry evoking Winston Churchill greets Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Washington" at https://www.thestar.com/news/world/us/2022/12/21/pageantry-evoking-churchill-greets-zelenskyy-in-washington.html.
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- Seven-year-old Ukrainian refugee killed in hit and run in Montreal remembered by family, community
- Runtime
- 1:53
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Members of Montreal's Ukrainian community gathered to remember seven-year-old Mariia Legenkovska, who had fled the Russian invasion of her home country, only to be killed in a hit and run. The funeral was held at Saint Sophie Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral in the city's Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie borough. (DEC. 21 / THE CANADIAN PRESS)
Read "Ukrainian refugee killed in hit and run in Montreal remembered by family, community" at https://www.thestar.com/politics/2022/12/21/funeral-for-ukrainian-girl-killed-in-hit-and-run-will-be-held-today-in-montreal.html.
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- Small California town begins cleanup after quake
- Runtime
- 1:40
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Small communities that bore the brunt of a strong earthquake on the coast of far Northern California remain without power and under boil-water advisories. (Dec. 21) (AP video: Adam Beam)
Read "California town grapples with toll of quake on homes, water" at https://www.thestar.com/news/world/us/2022/12/21/communities-still-without-power-after-california-earthquake.html.
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- COVID-linked deaths seen in Beijing after virus rules eased
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- 2:16
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- China's health authorities reported five deaths Tuesday, all in Beijing, raising concern that the toll could surge after lifting most “zero-COVID” rules. (Dec. 21) (AP video/Wayne Zhang)
Read "China limits how it defines COVID deaths in official count" at https://www.thestar.com/news/world/asia/2022/12/21/china-limits-how-it-defines-covid-deaths-in-official-count.html.
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- Worries mount at border over asylum rules
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- 1:54
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Tensions remained high at the U.S-Mexico border Tuesday amid uncertainty over the future of restrictions on asylum-seekers, with the Biden administration asking the Supreme Court not to lift the limits before Christmas. (Dec 19) (AP video by Lekan Oyekanmi)
Read "Migrants at U.S.-Mexico border await ruling on asylum limits" at https://www.thestar.com/news/world/us/2022/12/21/tens-of-thousands-wait-at-border-for-asylum-limits-to-end.html.
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- Entrepreneurs, tinkerers electrify classic cars
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- 1:45
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- A small but expanding group of tinkerers, racers, engineers and entrepreneurs across the country are converting vintage cars and trucks into greener, and oftentimes faster, electric vehicles (Dec. 20) (AP Video: Thomas Peipert)
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- Producing more medication in Canada may not be solution to shortages: PM
- Runtime
- 1:27
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- As Canada faces an ongoing shortage of children's medications, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he doesn't know if ramping up domestic production of pharmaceuticals is the right approach to addressing the problem. (DEC. 21 / THE CANADIA PRESS)
Read "Should Canada produce more medicine amid ongoing shortages? Justin Trudeau isn’t sure" at https://www.thestar.com/business/2022/12/21/should-canada-should-produce-more-medicine-amid-ongoing-shortages-trudeau-isnt-sure.html.
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- Flair and Swoop top list for airline passenger complaints
- Runtime
- 0:39
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
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- AP Explains: Volodymyr Zelenskyy to visit Washington
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- 2:02
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is preparing to visit Washington on Wednesday, according to AP sources, in his first known trip outside the country since Russia's invasion began in February. (Dec. 20 / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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- Powerful quake jolts Northern California
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- 1:21
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- A powerful earthquake that residents described as "violent" rocked a rural stretch of the Northern California coast early Tuesday, leaving 11 people injured and 70,000 without power as a rain storm was about to roll in, officials said. (Dec 20) (AP video shot by Godofredo Vasquez)
Read "Violent earthquake in Northern California damages homes, disrupts power" at https://www.thestar.com/news/world/us/2022/12/20/magnitude-64-earthquake-shakes-parts-of-northern-california.html.
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- 6.4 earthquake shakes parts of Northern California
- Runtime
- 0:57
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Officials say a strong earthquake in Northern California has cut off power to thousands and caused some damage to roads and homes. No deaths and just two injuries have been reported after the magnitude 6.4 earthquake early Tuesday. (Dec. 20 / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Read "Violent earthquake in Northern California damages homes, disrupts power" at https://www.thestar.com/news/world/us/2022/12/20/magnitude-64-earthquake-shakes-parts-of-northern-california.html.
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- Heavy snowfall hits Vancouver
- Runtime
- 1:04
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Most of British Columbia is covered by weather warnings as snow, extreme cold and arctic winds grip the province. (DEC. 20 / THE CANADIAN PRESS)
Read "Southern B.C. snowstorm halts flights at Vancouver airport, creates travel chaos" at https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2022/12/20/snowstorm-over-southern-bc-halts-flights-at-vancouver-airport.html
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- Telemedicine abortions start in Kansas
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- 2:17
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- A Planned Parenthood affiliate announced Tuesday that it has started teleconferences with off-site doctors for patients seeking medication abortions at one of its Kansas clinics (Dec. 20 / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Read "Planned Parenthood starts telemedicine abortions in Kansas" at https://www.thestar.com/news/world/us/2022/12/20/planned-parenthood-starts-telemedicine-abortions-in-kansas.html.
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- Ukraine erases Russian influence from public spaces
- Runtime
- 2:21
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Ukraine erases Russian influence from public spaces (DEC. 20 / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Read "Wartime Ukraine erasing Russian past from public spaces" at https://www.thestar.com/news/world/europe/2022/12/20/wartime-ukraine-erasing-russian-past-from-public-spaces.html.
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- Capturing glaciers from above, before they vanish
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- 2:15
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Garrett Fisher is haunted by the thought that the world’s glaciers are quickly disappearing. So, the American pilot is on a mission to photograph them in all their glory, before they are gone. (DEC. 20 / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Read "As climate clock ticks, aviator races to photograph glaciers" at https://www.thestar.com/news/world/europe/2022/12/20/as-climate-clock-ticks-aviator-races-to-photograph-glaciers.html.
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- COP15 draws to close in Montreal with historic framework in hand
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- 2:34
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- COP15 has officially come to a close after reaching the historic biodiversity framework. The Kunming-Montreal global biodiversity framework is being lauded by governments and nature experts alike as a historic deal, and Canada’s environment minister says it reflects a high level of ambition. (DEC. 20 / THE CANADIAN PRESS)
Read "Canada, China set aside differences to help COP15 nature talks succeed: Guilbeault" at https://www.thestar.com/politics/2022/12/20/canada-china-set-aside-differences-to-help-cop15-nature-talks-succeed-guilbeault.html.
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- Unifor's Lana Payne on the CUPE strike and what workers will face in 2023
- Runtime
- 1:48
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Unifor's new president Lana Payne says that in supporting education workers in their fight against the Ontario government's use of the notwithstanding clause in bargaining, unions showed the government it had crossed a line. She also says workers are in for a rocky 2023, but that the tight labour market could help bolster bargaining strength and protect against recessionary layoffs. (DEC. 20 / THE CANADIAN PRESS)
Read "‘A long time coming’: Unifor’s new president on where workers stand in 2023" at https://www.thestar.com/business/2022/12/20/a-long-time-coming-unifors-new-president-on-where-workers-stand-in-2023.html
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- Ukraine's retail sector hit hard before holiday season
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- 2:29
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Shopping malls in Kyiv are almost empty, while stores have few holiday decorations and no colourful lights. Closures during air raids and daily power outages due to Russian missile strikes are hitting Ukraine's retail sector hard. At a shopping mall on the outskirts of Kyiv, shoppers and merchants describe how war has made this Christmas season more difficult. (DEC. 20 / THE CANADIAN PRESS)
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- Police confirm condo board members among five victims in Vaughan shooting
- Runtime
- 2:27
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Police have confirmed three of the five people killed in a shooting at a Toronto-area highrise were members of the condo board. Authorities have identified the suspected gunman as a 73-year-old building resident who used a semi-automatic handgun on his victims before being shot dead by police. (DEC. 19 / THE CANADIAN PRESS)
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- Francesco Villi, man identified as Vaughan condo mass killer, posted videos before shooting
- Runtime
- 1:24
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- A gunman killed five in a mass shooting inside a Vaughan highrise before being himself shot dead by police late Sunday.
Francesco Villi was a resident of the building.
According to public court documents, social media posts, and the accounts of surviving board members, Villi had been in a long-standing dispute with the condo board before he opened fire Sunday.
The condo board had previously filed a restraining order against Villi’s “allegedly threatening, abusive, intimidating and harassing behaviour.”
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- A 2-alarm fire ravaged a home in Toronto's Grange Avenue and Beverley Street area
- Runtime
- 0:11
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
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- Erin Gilmour's brother Sean McCowan speaks to press after Toronto police make arrest in 1983 murders
- Runtime
- 3:22
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Nearly 40 years after the high-profile murders of two Toronto women, police announced they have arrested and charged a man with the 1983 slayings of Susan Tice and Erin Gilmour — the latest decades-old cases to be cracked using genetic genealogy.
Toronto police Chief James Ramer said Monday that Joseph George Sutherland, 61, of Moosonee, Ont., had been arrested Friday and charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the killings of Tice and Gilmour.
Read more: https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2022/11/28/toronto-police-make-arrest-in-1983-murders-of-erin-gilmour-and-susan-tice-sources.html
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- With a side of Dad jokes, U.S. President Joe Biden pardons turkeys
- Runtime
- 3:13
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- President Joe Biden issues a coveted presidential pardon to keep a pair of turkeys off the holiday dinner table. Biden jokes, "the only red wave this season's gonna be if German shepherd Commander knocks over the cranberry sauce on our table." (Nov. 21 / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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- Dr. Kieran Moore appears maskless at indoor celebration on Thursday
- Runtime
- 0:16
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Top doctor Dr. Kieran Moore appears maskless at indoor celebration on Thursday. This comes after he recommended masks for indoor settings at a press conference on November 14.
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- Five times the Ford government flip-flopped
- Runtime
- 2:59
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
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- 'They took on the Ford government and the government blinked,' CUPE national president Mark Hancock
- Runtime
- 1:44
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- A union representing 55,000 Ontario education workers who walked off the job Friday says protest sites "will be collapsed starting" Tuesday in response to Premier Doug Ford saying he will repeal legislation that imposed a contract on them.
Read more: https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2022/11/07/ontario-cupe-strike-labour-board-to-rule-on-legality-of-strike-as-parents-told-to-prepare-to-keep-kids-home.html
Credit: CPAC
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- Activists fight bid to remove Puerto Rico cats
- Runtime
- 1:55
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- The U.S. National Park Service is looking to remove cats from Puerto Rico's historic district. (NOV. 3 / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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- Here's what you need to know about the CUPE strike
- Runtime
- 1:21
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- For the latest news on Ontario schools and the school strike from the GTA: https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2022/11/04/ontario-cupe-strike-here-are-the-latest-updates-on-school-closures-and-government-legislation.html
- Title
- Perfect 10: Taylor Swift sets Billboard Hot 100 first
- Runtime
- 0:50
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- “Midnights” became a perfect 10 for Taylor Swift as she is the first artist to claim the top 10 slots of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. (Nov. 1 / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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- A ‘catch of a lifetime’ found in the Toronto harbour
- Runtime
- 0:11
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Will Sampson releases the rare muskie he caught in the Toronto Harbour back into the water. (Oct. 30 / Kacper Golinski video)
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- Ontario school workers to walkout Friday despite legislation from Lecce intended to block strike
- Runtime
- 2:03
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Education Minister Stephen Lecce answers questions from the media Monday after tabling legislation earlier in the day to prevent Ontario education workers from going on strike and impose a four-year contract on them, using the Constitution’s notwithstanding clause to override the Charter of Rights.
But in an act of defiance, CUPE said its workers will walk off the job on Friday regardless — risking fines of $4,000 per worker each day they strike, plus a $500,000 daily fine for the union. The union said it will cover workers’ fines, which could amount to $220 million a day.
Read more at https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/2022/10/31/ontario-averts-strike-by-school-staff-imposes-new-contract.html
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- Maple Leafs forward Nick Robertson has scored many goals in Los Angeles before
- Runtime
- 0:19
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- The 21-year-old started playing hockey with the Pasadena Maple Leafs as a five-year-old. Now with the Toronto Maple Leafs, he'll play at home again as his team visits the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday.
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- The Rock says he's used to 'playing angry'
- Runtime
- 1:17
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Dwayne Johnson says he tapped into his Hollywood career experience of "playing angry" for his lead role in "Black Adam." (Oct. 20 / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
- Title
- Dwayne Johnson finally makes passion project
- Runtime
- 1:51
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- At the London premiere of "Black Adam," star Dwayne Johnson reveals he's been trying to make the DC Comics film for years, while co-stars Pierce Brosnan, Quintessa Swindell and Aldis Hodge talk about being in a superhero film. (Oct. 19 / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
